Check out CAF’s 2024 Awards Nominees List

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has just unveiled the much-anticipated list of nominees for the 2024 awards, promising a night of celebration and surprises on December 16 in Marrakech, Morocco.

This year’s lineup brings familiar legends and breakout stars into the spotlight, showcasing the best of African football from January to October 2024.

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South African star Ronwen Williams, already a goalkeeper phenomenon, has earned nods across three categories: Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, and Interclub Player of the Year. As for coaches, Al Ahly’s Marcel Koller and Sudan’s Kwesi Appiah are among those vying for Coach of the Year, representing a wide spectrum of football talent across the continent.

With nominees spanning from emerging young players like Morocco’s Bilal El Khannouss and Cameroon’s Carlos Baleba to powerhouse clubs including Al Ahly and Zamalek, the competition is fierce. For the National Team of the Year, fan favorites like Morocco and Nigeria stand alongside rising contenders like Mozambique, making this one of the most unpredictable years yet.

Here are the nominee list:

PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Amine Gouiri (Algeria / Rennes)

Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso / Bayer Leverkusen)

Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire / Brighton & Hove Albion)

Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo / Olympique Marseille)

Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund)

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)

Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco / Al Ain)

Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta)

William Troost Ekong (Nigeria / Al Kholood)

Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Oussama Benbot (Algeria / USM Alger)

Andre Onana (Cameroon / Manchester United)

Yahia Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire / Angers SCO)

Lionel Mpasi (DR Congo / Rodez AF)

Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt / Al Ahly)

Djigui Diarra (Mali / Young Africans)

Munir El Kajoui (Morocco / RS Berkane)

Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria / Chippa United)

Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)

Amanallah Memmiche (Tunisia / Esperance Sportive de Tunis)

COACH OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Pedro Goncalves (Angola)

Brahima Traore (Burkina Faso)

Emerse Fae (Cote d’Ivoire)

Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo)

Jose Gomes (Zamalek)

Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)

Chiquinho Conde (Mozambique)

Hugo Broos (South Africa)

Florent Ibenge (Al Hilal)

Kwesi Appiah (Sudan)

YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Carlos Baleba (Cameroon / Brighton & Hove Albion)

Karim Konate (Cote d’Ivoire / Salzburg)

Oumar Diakite (Cote d’Ivoire / Reims)

Yankuba Minteh (Gambia / Brighton & Hove Albion)

Abdul Aziz Issah (Ghana / Dreams FC / Barcelona)

Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco / Leicester City)

Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco / AS Monaco)

El Hadji Malick Diouf (Senegal / Slavia Prague)

Lamine Camara (Senegal / AS Monaco)

Amanallah Memmiche (Tunisia / Esperance Sportive de Tunis)

CLUB OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Petro Atletico (Angola)

TP Mazembe (DR Congo)

Al Ahly (Egypt)

Zamalek (Egypt)

Dreams FC (Ghana)

RS Berkane (Morocco)

Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)

Simba (Tanzania)

Young Africans (Tanzania)

Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)

NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Angola

Burkina Faso

Cote d’Ivoire

DR Congo

Morocco

Mozambique

Nigeria

South Africa

Sudan

Uganda.